Jewelry

Jade

August 25, 2005
Jade

Jade Jade is a name applied to Nephrite a form of the amphibole actinolite a silicate mineral that also includes a form [...]

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Garnet

August 25, 2005
Garnet

Garnet Garnet are silicates that vary in color from red to green. These precious gemstones were name after the seeds of a [...]

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Fluorite

August 25, 2005
Fluorite

Fluorite A mineral composed of calcium fluoride which is found in many different colors such as white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc. [...]

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Opal

August 21, 2005
Opal

Opal A transparent to nearly opaque mineral or mineraloid (SiO 2 . nH 2 O) consisting of packed spheres of silica and [...]

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Zirconia

August 21, 2005
Zirconia

Zirconia The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, [...]

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Aventurine

August 21, 2005
Aventurine

Aventurine A quartzite gemstone, usually green with mica inclusions. Blue aventurine is found in India near cobalt deposits. ART Precious & Collectible [...]

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Agate

August 21, 2005
Agate

Agate chalecedony quartz that forms in concentric layers in a wide variety of colors and textures. Each individual agate forms by filling [...]

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Emerald

August 18, 2005
Emerald

Emerald So where do they come from and how is it that they exist at all? In order to answer these questions, [...]

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Sapphire

August 18, 2005
Sapphire

Sapphire The corundum group consists of pure aluminium oxide, which a long time ago was caused to crystallise into beautiful and splendid [...]

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Ruby

August 18, 2005
Ruby

Ruby Ruby is the red variety of the corundum mineral, one of the hardest minerals on Earth which also includes Sapphire. Pure [...]

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Onyx

August 18, 2005
Onyx

Onyx A chalcedony quartz with a fine texture and black color. Semiprecious variety of the silica mineral agate with white and black [...]

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Carnelian

August 16, 2005
Carnelian

Carnelian Carnelian is a reddish variety of quartz, translucent to opaque and moderately hard. In antique jewelry carnelian lends itself to engraving [...]

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Citrine

August 16, 2005
Citrine

Citrine Citrine is any quartz crystal or cluster that is yellow or orange in color. Although, often cut as a gemstone, citrine [...]

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Blue Topaz

August 16, 2005
Blue Topaz

Blue Topaz Topaz is a common gemstone that has been used for centuries in jewelry. Its golden brown to yellow color is [...]

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Amazonite

August 16, 2005
Amazonite

Amazonite Is a gemstone variety of green microcline, a feldspar mineral. It is usually opaque and therefore is cut en cabochon (with [...]

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Aquamarine

August 16, 2005
Aquamarine

Aquamarine & Diamond 3/4ctw Ring 18K Aquamarine is the blue, or perhaps more correctly, blue-green or aqua variety of the mineral beryl. [...]

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